George Holmes Ginn

GINN, George Holmes, 86, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2023 at Sunrise Villa Tuckahoe. He was preceded in death by his parents, L. Holmes Ginn Jr. and Mary L. Ginn; his sister, Bettie Anne Osborne; and his wife, Grace Mercer Ginn. He is survived by his brother, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) L. H. Ginn III; his children, Marshall of Arlington, Va., Blane Withers (Steve Lewis) of Washington, Conn., Warren (Lani) of Raleigh, N.C. and Mary Catharine Kolbert (Warren) of Richmond; and two grandchildren, Kolb Kolbert and Charlie Kolbert. He was the longtime vice president of Mercer Rug Cleaning and Carpet Sales in Richmond, after which he founded Ginn Advertising, an independent agency he managed until his retirement. An active community volunteer and leader, he was president of the Kiwanis Club of Richmond, governor of the Kiwanis Virginia District, the Richmond Jaycees, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Richmond, the American Heart Association, Richmond, and the Vice President for Public Relations of the Robert E. Lee Council (now the Heart of Virginia Council) of the Boy Scouts, receiving a Silver Beaver Award in recognition of his service on behalf of young scouts. He graduated from the Georgia Military Academy (now Woodward Academy) and the University of Texas, after which he served as an officer in the United States Navy, serving on the Admiral's staff at the North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, Calif. A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 3, 2023, at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, with interment taking place immediately afterward in Hollywood Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Country Club of Virginia. The service at St. Stephen's will be livestreamed and accessible at www.ststephensrva.org/memorialstream. The family would like to thank the dedicated healthcare providers with DispatchHealth, AT Home Care, Sunrise Villa Tuckahoe and Suncrest Hospice for the love, support and care they have given to their dad. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Richmond Kiwanis Foundation, https://richmondkiwanis.org/donate, the Heart of Virginia Council of the Boy Scouts, https://hovc.org/ways-to-give/, or a charity of choice.